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Utah Code § 77-23f-101

Definitions

Amended by Chapter 235, 2025 General Session

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Anonymized" means that the identifying information connected to an electronic device has been rendered anonymous in a manner such that the subject, including an individual, household, device, or Internet protocol address, is not identifiable to a law enforcement agency.

(2) "Cell site" means transmission or reception equipment, including a base-station antenna, that connects an electronic device to a network.

(3) "Cell site record" means the cell site location information of an electronic device that corresponds to a specific cell site and time frame.

(4) "Electronic device" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101.2.

(5) "Geofence" means a specified geographic area defined by a virtual perimeter or geographic coordinates.

(6) "Identifying information" means information tied to an electronic device that identifies the user's or owner's:

(a) name;

(b) address;

(c) phone number;

(d) email; or

(e) other identifying information that would identify the owner or user of the electronic device.

(7) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101.2.

(8) "Location information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101.2.

(9)

(a) "Reverse-keyword information" means information that:

(i) identifies an unnamed individual, by name or other unique identifier, who:

(A) electronically searched for a particular word, phrase, character string, or website; or

(B) visited a particular website through a link generated by an electronic search for a particular word, phrase, character string, or website; and

(ii) is or is not limited to a specific geographic area or time frame.

(b) "Reverse-keyword information" does not include keyword information concerning a known individual or a specified electronic device that may be obtained pursuant to Chapter 23c, Electronic Information Privacy Act.

(10) "Reverse-location information" means historical location information for:

(a) a defined time period;

(b) a defined or undefined area; and

(c) a defined or undefined number of electronic devices, for which the identities of the owners or users of the electronic devices are unknown to law enforcement.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.